AMC ACCEPTING DOGECOIN & LOWERING VAPE USAGE

On the off chance that any of you have ever dreamed of paying for your movie tickets with Dogecoin, I’m here to tell you that it looks like your wish will be granted by AMC. The company’s CEO tweeted out a poll asking his followers if the company should “explore accepting Dogecoin” in addition to the more mainstream forms of crypto that it already has plans to accept. Over 140K users voted, with 74% saying yes. Adam Aron responded by saying “it’s clear that you think AMC should accept Dogecoin. Now we need to figure out how to do that. Stay tuned!”

 As a college student in the mid-to-late 2010s, I can attest that vaping was an absolute epidemic among students. I knew so many people who were hopelessly addicted to their Juuls. The tiny vapes, initially meant to be a replacement for traditional cigarette smoking, were simply everywhere. But it looks like things might be turning around. While vaping is still pretty popular, the FDA’s bet that forcing Juul to drop the fruity flavors would lower usage among young people seems to be paying off. According to The New York Times, 11.3 percent of high school students reported this year that they currently vape. This is down from 19.6 percent in 2020 and 27.5 percent in 2019. In light of these new survey results, the CEO of nonprofit Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids argues that the FDA should take a further step and “eliminate all flavored e-cigarettes, including menthol-flavored products,” which are now still available to consumers in a sort-of loophole, as disposable flavored vapes are still on the market. 

And of course, my two favorite TikToks from the past week: This one captures an otter narrowly escaping a seemingly-hungry orca whale, and this one shows off the skills of two very tiny amphibians (I think they are lizards, but if someone knows for sure, please feel free to reply and correct me). 

—Darlene Kenney, Digital Strategist